President Trump expressed confidence on Sunday that the bill would pass, but five Republican senators have said they won’t support the bill without changes. One is Dean Heller of Nevada, a state that expanded Medicaid coverage under Obamacare and that has much to lose from its repeal. We looked at the choices he faces.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has found himself out of sync with President Trump and his top advisers, especially on Middle East policy. We look at how the top U.S. diplomat’s priorities have hit a wall.

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During the recent dispute between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson tried to position himself as an intermediary. The president, however, openly sided with the Saudis.CreditBrendan Smialowski/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Over the weekend

The N.B.A.’s logo was a frequent sight during New York City’s Pride March on Sunday. It was the only major professional sports league to take a prominent role in the gay pride event.CreditJustin Gilliland/The New York Times

•Martha, a Neapolitan mastiff, won the dubious distinction of “World’s Ugliest Dog.” One person described her as “so ugly she’s beautiful.”

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“It was almost an out-of-body experience after being so deeply hurt and nobody listening, and nobody wanting to talk to you about this.”

— Sabine Durden, on how President Trump’s vow to stop illegal immigration resonated among families who had lost loved ones at the hands of undocumented immigrants.

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A certain boy wizard was introduced to the world 20 years ago today, when “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” was published in Britain.

The book, about Harry and other students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, was an immediate hit that just kept growing in popularity. The magic inspired real-world Quidditch teams, book clubs, theme parks and a multibillion-dollar film franchise.

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Fans in costume celebrated the release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” the seventh and final book in the series, in July 2007.CreditHiroko Masuike for The New York Times